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The Hague Convention of 1961, abolished the
requirement for the legalization of documents issued by government institutions
for use in other countries. Instead, signatories to the Hague Convention need
only obtain a certificate (apostille) in order to have their documents accepted
in another signatory country.This involves authenticating of the
authenticity of the signature, statement on the status of the signer and the
affixing of the appropriate stamp on the document. In Lithuania such
certification can be carried out by a public servant of the Consular Department
of the Ministry of Foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, or by a
Consular Official of a Lithuanian Consular Establishment. This approval is required for the documents
of one state to be officially recognized in another state, Barring cases where the document would be
exempt from legalization in accordance to international treaties involving the
Republic of Lithuania and the legislation of the European Union, such documents
would have legal status in other states.

Use of Foreign Public Documents in
Lithuania

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If a document has been issued by a
government institution, the country of which is a signatory to the Hague
Convention on Foreign Documents (Lithuania is a party to the Hague Convention),
then the document is to be certified (apostille) by a competent authority of
that state. In most countries, this is often the Foreign Ministry of that country.
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questions and help you.